FILE PHOTO: Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah of Kuwait is seen during the Arab Summit in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, May 31, 2019. REUTERS / Hamad l Mohammed / File Photo KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait’s ruler, Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, 91, was admitted to the hospital on Saturday for …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Fighting erupted in and out of Taiwan’s parliament again on Friday over disputed nomination by President Tsai Ing-wen of a senior aide to a government watchdog post, which the main opposition party has qualified as cronyism. The Kuomintang (KMT) has mounted a rowdy campaign against Chen Chu’s …
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WARSAW (Reuters) – The US ambassador to Poland said the European Union’s criticism of Poland’s accession to democracy is “exaggerated” as Warsaw faces cuts in EU budget funds over its judicial reforms . FILE PHOTO: US Ambassador to Poland Georgette Mosbacher watches as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and …
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(Reuters) – Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) had intensified its search for an information security chief in recent weeks, two people familiar with the effort told Reuters, before the high-profile account breach on Wednesday raised alarm about the platform’s security. The FBI’s San Francisco division is leading an investigation into Twitter’s hacking, …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – China accused the United States of “gangster logic” on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump ordered the end of Hong Kong’s special status under US law in response to the imposition of Beijing of a new security legislation in the territory. The Beijing Liaison Office in …
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